EP0551261A1 - Equipement de recuperation du chargement liquide transporte dans les soutes d'un navire - Google Patents

Equipement de recuperation du chargement liquide transporte dans les soutes d'un navire

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EP0551261A1
EP0551261A1 EP91904182A EP91904182A EP0551261A1 EP 0551261 A1 EP0551261 A1 EP 0551261A1 EP 91904182 A EP91904182 A EP 91904182A EP 91904182 A EP91904182 A EP 91904182A EP 0551261 A1 EP0551261 A1 EP 0551261A1
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Prior art keywords
container
equipment according
stand
vessel
hose
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English (en)
Inventor
Viggo Amundsen
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Nordic Water Supply ASA
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Nordic Water Supply ASA
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Priority claimed from NO900773A external-priority patent/NO172484C/no
Priority claimed from NO902656A external-priority patent/NO176932C/no
Application filed by Nordic Water Supply ASA filed Critical Nordic Water Supply ASA
Publication of EP0551261A1 publication Critical patent/EP0551261A1/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/28—Barges or lighters
    • B63B35/285—Flexible barges, e.g. bags

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  • the present invention relates to equipment for recovery of liquid tank cargo from a vessel at sea, such as a tanker having an oil cargo, in the case of a leakage, for instance by running aground.
  • the present invention relates to equipment being defined in the succeeding claims .
  • the background of the invention is the little efficient recovery of the leaked oil which has been attempted and the appreciation that the problem can be attacked in a substantially different manner, by limiting the leakage itself substantially.
  • Oil is usually transported in tankers in such a manner that the oil level in the tanks of the vessel is higher than the water level outside the vessel. Moreover, an excess pressure is usually established by means of an inert gas above the oil, in order to prevent evaporation of oil.
  • an inert gas above the oil in order to prevent evaporation of oil.
  • the primary purpose of the equipment according to the present invention is to stop the leakage itself, by as quickly as possible to pump oil out of the vessel or from the tank or tanks of the vessel from which leakage occurs, whereby the oil is collected in a container which is carried along or stored in a collapsed state and which in a case of leakage is placed in the sea, whereupon oil is pumped from the vessel and into the container.
  • a low pressure is established in the free space of the vessel above the leaking oil, in order to limit the outflow of oil.
  • the pumping of oil to the container floating in the sea is, however, the most important, in order to reduce the oil level inside the vessel so that the static excess pressure of the oil relatively to the static pressure of the sea water in the leakage area diminishes and preferably is eliminated or becomes so small that continued leakage can be prevented by the low pressure.
  • the collapsed container which may for instance lie on the deck of the vessel, can be permanently coupled to a hose connected to a pump in the vessel.
  • the hose can be wound on a drum, and the collapsed container, which can be made of a fabric, may for instance be stored on some kind of a catapult device, in order to be hurled onto the sea.
  • a pump for establishing low pressure above the leaking oil may also be permanently connected and ready for use.
  • the equipment according to the present invention can also constitute a mobile unit which comprises a collapsible fabric container and a hose being wound on a drum and coupled to the container, whereby the container in collapsed condition is releasably fastened to a stand in which the drum is journalled.
  • the unit may comprise another drum with a hose adapted to be introduced in a leaking tank in a vessel, and the two hoses may be coupled together.
  • a pump may be interposed between the two hoses.
  • Such a mobile unit (or several) according to the invention can be permanently situated aboard a vessel, but the most important use is assumed to be that several units are placed on land, preferably in coastal areas, in order that they may be carried by helicopters or seagoing vessels to a leaking vessel. After having been brought to the vessel the unit is made ready for use, in that the fabric container is hurled onto the sea, the stand is placed on a deck on the vessel and the hose being coupled to the container is brought in communication with the leaking tank in order to pump oil into the fabric container.
  • the fabric container In order to be efficient the fabric container must have a large volumetric capacity, but the capacity will in practice be limited by the total weight of the unit in its stand-by condition, depending on how the unit is to be transported, when it is assumed that it is situated on land. For transportation by helicopter the weight should presumably be limited to about 3 tons, and this is supposed to permit a volumetric capacity of the fabric container of up to about 10.000 m 3 . For transpor ⁇ tation by seagoing vessels the limit is of course substantially higher.
  • the unit may for this purpose also conveniently comprise a third drum carrying a mooring line.
  • the container in a collapsed state may simply be fastened to the stand by suitable means, but preferably in such a manner that the container can be released from the stand while the stand is hanging below a helicopter. It may for instance be used strap fasteners which can be released from the helicopter.
  • the container may, however, be situated in some kind of a cover, for instance a bag or a box.
  • the bag may for instance have an opening in the bottom which is closed during storage and transportation and which can be opened from the helicopter in order to be dropped onto the sea, for instance by cord release.
  • the box may have a lid which can be opened from the helicopter, or the box may be open along one side or end, for pulling out the container.
  • Fig. 1 shows equipment which can be in a permanent stand-by condition aboard a vessel, in order to be taken into use immediately when a leakage occurs.
  • Figs. 2 and 3 show equipment in the form of a mobile unit.
  • Fig. 1 shows a vertical section through a portion of a tanker 1, which is presupposed to have a leakage in the bottom portion, so that oil in a tank 2 flows out into the sea.
  • the Fig. shows a ballast room l 1 at the outer side of the tank 2.
  • the Fig. illustrates the use of the equipment according to the invention, which comprises a flexible container 3 of fabric, situated in the sea near the vessel 1 and connected to the vessel through a hose 4, through which is pumped oil from the tank 2 to the container 3.
  • the vessel is equipped with a pump 7 for the pumping and a vertical tube 8 in the tank 2, and another hose 6.connects the tube 8 to a drum 5, on which the hose 4 has been wound before use.
  • the container 3 Prior to being used the container 3 has been stored aboard the vessel, for instance on deck, in a collapsed condition.
  • the container 3 may conveniently be stored on a catapult device, in order to be hurled onto the sea for being used.
  • the tank 2 contains a quantity of oil 2" situated below the sea water level outside the vessel 1, and a quantity of oil 2' is situated above the sea water level.
  • a quantity of oil 2' is situated above the sea water level.
  • the difference between the levels is usually so large that the static oil pressure at the bottom of the tank 2 is higher than the static sea water pressure at the same level on the outside.
  • the mentioned excess pressure caused by gas above the oil acts in addition to this. In a case of leakage this excess pressure can simply be interrupted, and the equipment according to the invention may comprise (not shown) means for estab ⁇ lishing a low pressure above the oil.
  • a container adapted to contain 30.000 m 3 of oil will be sufficient.
  • a container made of fabric, may have a weight of approximately 10 tons, and the necessary auxiliary equipment, for instance a catapult, a drum with hoses and tubes and possibly a suction device for establishing low pressure may have a weight of approximately 5 tons.
  • a partial vacuum of 0,5 atm. (50 kPa) corresponds to a water column of 5 m and a somewhat higher oil column.
  • a container 3 made of a suitable fabric and having an oil capacity of about 30.000 m 3 is able to be packed together to a package of about 6 m 3 for being stored aboard a vessel. In stead of storing the container on a catapult it may of course be stored to be hoisted overboard.
  • the container may be permanently coupled to the hose 4 which is wound on the drum 5, and also the hose 6, the tube 8 and the pump 7 may be permanently installed and ready for use.
  • the container 3 may also be suspended in davits, like a life boat, in order to be lowered to the sea.
  • Figs. 2 and 3 show equipment according to the invention, in the form of a mobile unit, and show the unit seen from the side and from one end, respectively.
  • the shown unit comprises a collapsed fabric container 3 ' , which in the example is situated inside a box 12.
  • the box 12 is fastened below a stand 14, in which are journalled three drums
  • Each drum has two end discs 18 and a hub, which together define the space where a hose or a line is wound.
  • the hoses and the line are not shown.
  • the shown stand 14 is constituted by rods 19, 20, 13.
  • the lower rods 19 constitute a bottom frame, and the rods 20 are inclined upwardly from the rods 19 and are fastened to an upper, horisontal top rod 13.
  • Between the rods 20 at each end of the unit is fastened a slab 11 providing support for a shaft 21 which carries the drums 15,
  • a hose which preferably is permanently coupled to the container 3' , is wound on the drum 15.
  • Another hose adapted to be put into communication with a leaking tank in a vessel, is wound on the drum 16.
  • a mooring line for the fabric container 3 ' is wound on the drum 17.
  • the hoses may be permanently coupled together. This may for instance be achieved in that the inner ends of each hose are equipped with a pipe bend in communication with the inside of the shaft 21, which is in the form of a tube . This tube is of course closed, so that oil can only flow from the drum 16 to the drum 15, i.e. without flowing axially out from the tube.
  • a simple solution consists in that the drums 15 and 16 are fastened to the tube 21, so that the drums have to rotate simultaneously and uniformly.
  • a two- part tube 21 can be used, having a swivel coupling between the two parts. This is per se known technique, and will not be described any further.
  • the two hoses do not necessarily have to be in mutual communi ⁇ cation while they are wound on the drums . It is possible to interconnect the inner ends of the hoses after they have been unwound.
  • a separate hose can be used for the interconnection, and a pump can be coupled therein, possibly combined with a motor.
  • the separate hose and the pump can be mounted on the unit.
  • the motor can be an electric motor, a pneumatic motor, a hydraulic motor or an internal combustion engine.
  • the stand structure shown in the drawing is purely diagrammatic.
  • the shown rods 19,20,13 can have any kind of cross sectional shape and be made of any kind of suitable materials. Taking into account a favourable relationship between strength and weight an aluminium alloy may be well suited.
  • the stand needs, moreover, not consist of rods or solely of rods. A structure consisting entirely or partially of plates may also be used. What in the principle is necessary is a stand which constitutes a support for one or more drums.
  • the hoses being used, as well in the permanent as in the mobile equipment, can be of any kind of suitable type, and this also applies to the fabric container.
  • the latter can be made of a laminate which comprises a thin cloth of high tensile strength and a layer on the inside which seals against liquid penetration. Of course, a layer may also be situated on the outside.
  • the fabric container In order to prevent that the fabric container ruptures as a result of rubbing against a side of a vessel it may entirely or partly consist of a double cloth and a suitab ⁇ le filler material between the cloth layers.
  • expanded polystyrene can be used as filler material.
  • the fabric container can, however, be given such a shape that it takes a well defined floating position in the sea, and in such a case filler material may be used only in the outermost side portions, in order to limit the volume of the container in its collapsed state.
  • the equipment according to the invention can of course be used by leakage of any kind of liquid which the container can withstand to contain, and the container can be made of materials which withstand all liquids in question.
  • volumetric capacity of the container does not need to correspond to the total amount of liquid in a leaking tank. It is sufficient to pump out as much liquid from the tank that the static liquid pressure at the leaking spot becomes lower than the static sea water pressure outside.
  • a unit according to the invention therefore, can be used to stop a leakage from a tank containing a liquid volume which is several times as large as the liquid volume with which the container can be filled.

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  • Transportation (AREA)
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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
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  • Mounting Of Printed Circuit Boards And The Like (AREA)
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Abstract

L'équipement décrit, qui sert à récupérer le chargement liquide transporté dans les soutes d'un navire de haute mer, en vue d'arrêter une fuite, comprend un récipient (3) en tissu, qui peut être stocké compact en période de non utilisation et qui peut en cas de nécessité être jeté à la mer afin de recevoir au moins une partie du contenu des soutes, par pompage le long d'au moins un tuyau souple (4), lequel est relié ou raccordé en permanence au récipient.
EP91904182A 1990-02-19 1991-02-18 Equipement de recuperation du chargement liquide transporte dans les soutes d'un navire Withdrawn EP0551261A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NO900773 1990-02-19
NO900773A NO172484C (no) 1990-02-19 1990-02-19 Utstyr beregnet til aa medbringes av et fartoey til sjoes, for oppsamling av flytende tankinnhold i fartoeyet
NO902656 1990-06-14
NO902656A NO176932C (no) 1990-06-14 1990-06-14 Beredskapsenhet til bruk for oppsamling av forurensende væske, slik som olje

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US (1) US5425323A (fr)
EP (1) EP0551261A1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH05506627A (fr)
KR (1) KR927003389A (fr)
AU (1) AU7248791A (fr)
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